{"id":18164,"date":"2020-07-01T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T06:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=18164"},"modified":"2020-06-30T16:19:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T16:19:11","slug":"letter-of-the-week-%d9%83-kaaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/letter-of-the-week-%d9%83-kaaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter of the Week (\u0643) kaaf"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moving on to our twenty second letter of the Arabic alphabet (\u0643<\/strong>), we will look at various words and phrases beginning with (\u0643<\/strong>) along with more culture\/language related facts.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter \u0643<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n

Initial \u0643\u0640<\/strong>\u200e, as in the word \u201c\u0643\u064e\u0628\u064a\u0631<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201cbig\u201d.<\/p>\n

Medial \u0640\u0643\u0640<\/strong>\u200e \u200d, as in the word \u201c\u0633\u064f\u0643\u0651\u064e\u0631<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201csugar\u201d.<\/p>\n

Final \u0640\u0643<\/strong>\u200e, as in the word \u201c\u0645\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0643<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201cking\u201d.<\/p>\n

Before looking at the following words and phrases, can you think of words beginning with \u0643?<\/h3>\n

?Let\u2019s begin with two very useful phrases in Arabic that begin with \u0643<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064a\u0641\u064e \u062d\u0627\u0644\u064f\u0643\u064e\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong>\u201c<\/strong>How are you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u0650\u062e\u064e\u064a\u0631\u060c \u0648\u0623\u0646\u062a\u064e\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong>\u201c<\/strong>I am well, and you?\u201d (response)<\/p>\n

!\u0643\u064f\u0644 \u0639\u0627\u0645 \u0648\u0623\u0646\u062a \u0628\u0650\u062e\u064e\u064a\u0631\u00a0 \u201c<\/strong>May you be in good health every year!\u201d is the literal meaning, but this phrase can be used to wish someone a happy birthday, wish someone a happy Eid, happy Ramadan, happy mother\u2019s day, etc.<\/p>\n

.\u0648\u0623\u0646\u062a \u0628\u0650\u062e\u064e\u064a\u0631 <\/strong>\u201cAnd may you be in good health as well.\u201d(response)<\/p>\n

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Image by youmx misr on Flickr.com<\/p><\/div>\n

\u0643\u064f\u0646\u0627\u0641\u0629<\/strong>: <\/strong>(a Middle Eastern syrupy dessert with cheese and pistachios) see link on how to make it (in Arabic). ?<\/p>\n

\u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642\u0629 \u0633\u0647\u0644\u0629 \u0648\u0644\u0630\u064a\u0630\u0629 \u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0646\u0627\u0641\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0634\u0637\u0629<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u0643\u0648\u0628<\/strong> and \u0643\u0623\u0633<\/strong>: cup\/glass\u00a0 \u0647\u0644 \u062a\u064f\u0631\u064a\u062f \u0643\u0648\u0628 \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u0644\u064a\u0628\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n

Would you like a glass of milk?<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u0630\u064e\u0628\u064e<\/strong>: to lie .\u0644\u0627 \u062a\u064f\u0643\u064e\u0630\u0650\u0628 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u060c \u0627\u062e\u0628\u0631\u0646\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u0642\u064a\u0642\u0629\u00a0 <\/strong>Don’t lie to me, tell me the truth.<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0631\u064e<\/strong>: to break .\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0622\u0633\u0650\u0641 \u0644\u0623\u0646\u064a \u0643\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0631\u0652\u062a\u064f \u0646\u064e\u0638\u0627\u0631\u062a\u0643\u00a0 <\/strong>I’m sorry I broke your glasses.<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u0644\u0652\u0628<\/strong>: dog\u00a0 .\u0623\u0639\u062a\u0642\u062f\u064f \u0623\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0650\u0637\u064e\u0637 \u062d\u064a\u0648\u0627\u0646\u0627\u062a \u0623\u0644\u064a\u0641\u0629 \u0623\u0641\u0652\u0636\u064e\u0644 \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0650\u0644\u0627\u0628\u00a0 <\/strong>I think cats are better pets than dogs.<\/p>\n

\u0643\u0627\u0646\u064e<\/strong>: was\u00a0 .\u0643\u0627\u0646\u0648\u0627 \u064a\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0648\u0642\u0648\u0646 \u0639\u0646\u062f\u0645\u0627 \u0628\u062f\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u064e\u0644\u062c \u064a\u064e\u062a\u0633\u0627\u0642\u064e\u0637<\/strong><\/p>\n

They were shopping when it started to snow.<\/p>\n

Note<\/strong>: Remember to conjugate \u0643\u0627\u0646<\/strong> according to the pronoun<\/strong>. For example:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0623\u0646\u0627<\/strong> takes \u0643\u064f\u0646\u062a\u064f<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0623\u0646\u062a\u0650<\/strong> takes \u0643\u064f\u0646\u062a\u0650<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0646\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0646\u064e<\/strong> takes \u0643\u064f\u0646\u0651\u0627<\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064f\u0644<\/strong>: all\/each\/every\u00a0 .\u062a\u064e\u0634\u0631\u064e\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u064e\u0647\u0648\u0629 \u0643\u064f\u0644 \u0635\u064e\u0628\u0627\u062d\u00a0 <\/strong>She drinks coffee every morning.<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0628\u064e<\/strong>: to write\u00a0 \u00a0.\u0643\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0628\u064e\u062a \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0627\u064b \u0639\u064e\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064f\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

She wrote a book about the Arabic language.<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u062b\u064a\u0631<\/strong>: many\/much\/ a lot\u00a0 .\u0647\u064f\u0646\u0627\u0643\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0643\u064e\u062b\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064f\u0628\u0627\u0628 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064e\u0627\u0631\u0650\u062c<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are too many flies outside.<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0629<\/strong>: word\u00a0 \u0643\u064e\u0645 \u0639\u064e\u062f\u064e\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0643\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0645\u0627\u062a \u0641\u064a \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u064f\u0645\u0644\u0629\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n

How many words are in this sentence?<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0643\u064e\u0628<\/strong>: planet\u00a0 \u0647\u0644 \u062a\u064f\u0641\u064e\u0636\u0650\u0644 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u064e\u0639\u064a\u0634 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0643\u064e\u0648\u0643\u064e\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0631\u064a\u062e\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you prefer to live on planet Mars?<\/p>\n

\u0643\u0627\u0631\u0650\u062b\u0629<\/strong>: disaster .\u0633\u064a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0647\u064f\u0646\u0627\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0632\u064a\u062f \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0648\u0627\u0631\u0650\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0628\u064a\u0639\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0633\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0642\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0644<\/strong><\/p>\n

There will be more natural disasters in the future.<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064f\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/strong>: ball\u00a0 .\u0643\u064f\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0645 \u0647\u064a \u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636\u062a\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0641\u064e\u0636\u0644\u0629<\/strong> \u00a0Football is my favorite sport.<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629<\/strong>: church .\u0632\u064f\u0631\u062a\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u062f\u064a\u062f \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u064e\u0646\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u064e\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0631\u0648\u0645\u0627<\/strong><\/p>\n

I visited many beautiful churches in Rome.<\/p>\n

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Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n

\u0671\u0644\u0652\u0643\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0629<\/strong>: Referred to as \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0643\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0629<\/strong> \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0634\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0651\u0641\u064e\u0629<\/strong>\u200e meaning \u201cHonorable Ka’bah\u201d is a building at the center of Islam’s most important mosque, The Great Mosque of Mecca \u00a0\u0671\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0633\u0652\u062c\u0650\u062f<\/strong> \u0671\u0644\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0645<\/strong>\u200e, meaning \u201cThe Sacred Mosque\u201d, in Saudi Arabia. It is the most sacred site in Islam and is considered by Muslims to be the \u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062a<\/strong> \u0671\u0644\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0670\u0647<\/strong>\u200e, “House of God”.\u00a0One of the Five Pillars of Islam requires every Muslim who is able, to perform \u062d\u064e\u062c\u0651<\/strong>\u200e, \u201cpilgrimage\u201d at least once in their lifetime. Multiple parts of the \u062d\u064e\u062c\u0651<\/strong> require pilgrims to circle the \u0643\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0629<\/strong> seven times counter clockwise.<\/p>\n

\u2728 \u0643\u064e\u0645<\/strong> is mainly used to ask “how much” or “how many”.<\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u0645 \u0633\u0650\u0639\u0631 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u064e\u0645\u064a\u0635\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 How much is this shirt?<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u0645 \u0633\u0627\u0639\u0629 \u0639\u064e\u0645\u0644\u062a \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u064f\u0633\u0628\u0648\u0639\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong>How many hours did you work this week?<\/p>\n

\u0643\u0645 \u0634\u062e\u0635\u0627\u064b \u0643\u0627\u0646\u0648\u0627 <\/strong>\u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u0641\u0644\u0629\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0How many people were at the party?<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u0645 \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u064d \u0642\u0631\u0623\u062a\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0How many books have you read?<\/p>\n

? \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0648\u064a\u062a<\/strong>: Kuwait<\/p>\n

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Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n

What do you know about Kuwait?<\/p>\n

Kuwait was once a home of shifting \u0628\u062f\u0648<\/strong> nomads<\/strong>. People would come and go and never settled for the long term until the 18th century. Kuwait<\/strong> City<\/strong> \u0645\u064e\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0629<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0648\u064a\u062a<\/strong> is its \u0639\u0627\u0635\u0650\u0645\u0629<\/strong> capital<\/strong> and largest city. Its two land bordering countries are Saudi Arabia and Iraq.<\/p>\n

Here is a video about the country of Kuwait in Modern Standard Arabic. ?<\/p>\n

\u0645\u0639\u0644\u0648\u0645\u0627\u062a \u0639\u0646 \u062f\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0648\u064a\u062a<\/a><\/p>\n

Till next week, happy Arabic learning! ?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Moving on to our twenty second letter of the Arabic alphabet (\u0643), we will look at various words and phrases beginning with (\u0643) along with more culture\/language related facts. Let\u2019s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter \u0643. Initial \u0643\u0640\u200e, as in the word \u201c\u0643\u064e\u0628\u064a\u0631\u201d meaning \u201cbig\u201d. Medial \u0640\u0643\u0640\u200e \u200d, as in…<\/p>\n

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